The "too-much-attention-to-celebrities" poll number is up from the 80% who felt that way last fall after the celebrated "balloon boy" incident that created a family of instant celebrities who did such great business for cable news channels during several hours that day.

Here's a strange thing about the Rasmussen celebrity poll results though: Although more than eight out of 10 Americans say their countrymen pay too much attention to celebrities, fewer than one in four Americans say they pay much attention at all to celebrities.

Now, because only politicians tell lies, how in the world do you think we should account for this gaping disparity?